The Best Baguette After weeks of begging a friend for her recipe, I finally got it. It works like a charm every time. Makes 4-5 baguettes
1½ tablespoons dry active yeast 2 tablespoons honey ½ cup+1 cup warm water, 3½ cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons salt 1. Mix yeast, honey, and ½ cup warm water in a large bowl and let it sit for 5 minutes. It should be frothy after 5 minutes—if not the yeast is dead and you have to start over. 2. Add the rest of the water, the flour, oil, and salt, and mix until you have a smooth dough. 3. Cover the bowl with plastic and let it rise until double its original size, about 40 minutes. 4. Divide the dough into 5 parts and roll out each to a long baguette. Place on a baking tray covered in oil. 5. Use a sharp knife and make a few slits on the top of the baguette. 6. Let them rise for 25 minutes. 7. Heat the oven to 450°F. 8. Spritz the baguettes with water and bake them golden for about 15–18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Best Baguette Rolls
Tip! You can also use the baguette dough to make great rolls. Grease a round pie tin, place 6-7 round rolls in it and bake. The result are cute breakaway rolls that you can serve in the tin
Rosemary Grissini A really cute way to make grissini. You are not supposed to eat all the rosemary, you simply pull off pieces of bread and eat. Small parts of the rosemary will stick to it and make it so delicious. Makes 24
1 cup warm water 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon dry yeast 2½ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt+ more 4 tablespoon olive oil+more 24 fresh rosemary twigs 1. In a bowl, mix water, honey, and yeast. 2. Leave it for 5 minutes so that the yeast starts to work. 3. Add flour, salt, and oil, and work the dough together.
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